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Health And Nutrition Systems International, Inc. Lands WALGREEN's Account



WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 11, 2000 (BW HealthWire) -- Health And Nutrition
Systems International, Inc. (HNS) (OTCBB: HNNS) announced today that the
company
has established a retail distribution account with WALGREEN'S (NYSE:WAG).
Walgreen's first order of the company's premier product CARBCUTTER(TM) is
set
for January.


In making the announcement, HNS President Chris Tisi commented, "Our
efforts to
focus on the large chain store market and Health Food market are proving
successful. We are pleased that Walgreen's has selected Carbcutter for it's
customers in stores nationwide and we look forward to working with
Walgreen's as
we expand our business."


The new account means that Carbcutter is being sold in CVS, RITE-AID,
ECKERD
DRUGS and now WALGREEN'S, the big four names in pharmacy. In addition,
Carbcutter is also sold in GNC, Albertson's, Pharmor, Long's, Sav-on, Osco,
Vitamin Shoppes, Vitamin World and other retail accounts.


Established in October 1993, HNS develops and markets weight management
products. The company has established its products in 20,000 locations
along
with 4,000 independent health food stores, gyms and pharmacies through the
company's B to B division called HNS Direct. For further information,
please
contact James Dryer at Flagler Communications [phone],
[e-mail] or Mona Lalla at HNS [phone]. Please visit our
website at www.hnsglobal.com.


(NOTE: This News Release may contain certain forward looking statements.
Any
statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements. Without limitation, the words "intend,"
"projects,"
"plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates" and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of
factors
that could cause the company's actual results - including, without
limitation,
market acceptance of the products we sell, loss of chain store accounts,
increased competition, product and technology changes and availability of
the
products we sell from our third-party suppliers - to differ materially from
those indicated by such forward looking statements.)



CONTACT: Flagler Communications, West Palm Beach
Jamie Dryer, 561/832-4551, [e-mail]
or
HNS, West Palm Beach
Mona Lalla, 561/863-8446
www.hnsglobal.com


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